Vita Nova
Reproduction Center
Vita Nova Reproduction Center was created in partnership by Kindra Rader for the purpose of providing access within the equine industry to advanced assisted reproductive techniques. Ms. Rader has been actively involved in support roles relating to advanced assisted reproductive technologies for over 10 years. She has been formally trained in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, Embryo vitrification, Embryo and Oocyte manipulation and culture in that time frame. Kindra has also been recognized in multiple research publications and has several first-author book chapters.
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With a passion for dedicated and personalized service and an intense appreciation for attention to detail, Ms. Rader works tirelessly to ensure that each individual case received at Vita Nova is given the best opportunity for success. Having been a small breeder herself, Kindra appreciates the challenges that all breeders go through on a yearly basis and values the importance of providing quality service and care. ​
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Our facility is located just down the road from Weems & Stephens Equine Hospital. Dr. Cole Sciba at Weems & Stephens is an exceptional choice to book your mares for oocyte aspiration and we are happy to drop off and pick up with them at no additional cost to you!
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Select Breeders Southwest has teamed with Weems & Stephens to offer diversified services out of the same facility! This makes coordination for frozen semen pickup and return on stallions stored with Select much easier for ICSI mare owners! We also appreciate having a safe, monitored storage facility just down the road for long-term storage of your frozen ICSI embryos.
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For Frozen Embryo storage at SBSW: click here
Understanding the Process
Vita Nova Reproduction Center is currently a LABORATORY ONLY setting. We DO NOT offer aspirations, board, foaling, embryo transfer, or other reproductive services.
Follow our Five Step Process below:
1. Contact your local specialized, LICENSED Reproductive Veterinarian to schedule aspiration management (process to remove oocytes or "eggs" from your mare's ovaries).
2. Once oocytes are recovered, have your Veterinarian send them to us! Make sure you have a current contract on file with your desired stallion and visit our Services & Fees page to return our Contract and credit card.
3. We will fertilize all oocytes that mature in culture (typically 50-60% of total number sent) with semen from your desired stallion between 24-48 hours after receipt.
4. Fertilized oocytes are cultured in our system for 7-10 days to facilitate Embryo development
5. Developed Embryos (typically 20-30% of those that are fertilized) can then be sent for transfer or vitrified (frozen) for later use